Prohibition Critique Challenges Maine Beer Policy
A Buffalo convention critique argues Prohibition reduces crime and pauperism in Maine, citing 1860 to 1877 crime and welfare trends, Maine law effects on tavern markets, and officials praising the law while brewers warn against lax enforcement. It notes opposition from brewers, debates in Parliament, and calls for stronger prohibition laws nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beer Brewer’s Association
Buffalo
New York
Tlunting
Erty
Reuter
Hartland
Maine
Bangor
Tle
Renter
Portland
Pavis
Maine Central Railroad
United States
Temperance
Congress
The State of Ohio by Counties and Schools Legacy
Ohio county figures show land area details and a poem titled The School-master recounts how corporal punishment and monitors shape schooling. A narrative section follows about a young couple’s elopement and parental disapproval, ending with hopeful notes for a new life.
Troubling a Postmaster and the Wattses
Fragments show a Vermont posting clerk listing Watts family names with no purchases or requests. The Canonical postmaster rejects all Watts inquiries including Ace Jane Bill Joe and others in a humorous misreading of customer requests.
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Watts
Chicka
Sweet Watts
John Thomas Watts
Rail schedule fragment shows through-trains linking Chicago to New York
A damaged timetable lists daily services from Crestline and Mansfield routes via Pittsburgh Allegheny Rochester Columbiana and Alliance toward Cleveland Toledo and Philadelphia. It notes through trains operating without change between Chicago Crestline and Pittsburgh with connections at the General Passenger Depot and various endpoints along the trunk lines.
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Pupiman
Chicago
Crestling
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington City
Phiadelphia
New York
Ae Tauvet
Alleghany
Rochester
Saps
Los Columbiana
Salein
Vis Alliance
Ll Pi Susanton
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Massillon
Orrville A
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Shreve
Mansfield
Fi Wayne Johan
Local
Allegheny
Columbiana
Pi Salem
Andy
Alliance
Philadelphia
Atp
Steubenville
Bellaire
Cleveland Akron and Columbus Rail Road Time Table
A historical rail timetable fragment lists trains northbound and branch notes, with references to WOOSTER CHAPTER and LODGE activities, meetings on Saturdays and weekdays, and records officers including MORIAH TEMPLE and CANAVAN GRANGE NO. lise, along with Post 133 and Chief of Records details.
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Red
Tomdee
Wooster Chadier
Ween
Wooster Council
Wooster Labad
Jacobs
Rostenpabr
Reepor of
Cal
Irbfne
Katriwas
Moriah Temple OF HoNok
Canavan Grange
Jon Clark
Time Card Entry and Local Street Notation
A partial 19th century time card entry appears with references to dates and places. It mentions North and West Liberty streets and various indistinct marks that suggest a municipal or agricultural law context. The readable items include a date of February 1 1882 and street names, framed within a rough ledger-like record.
Evanglical Ngs Do Tiervn Sunday Services Notice
A jumble notice lists church services, prayer meetings and Wednesday gatherings across multiple churches including Trinity, United Presbyterian, Free, and Bethany Baptist. Times range from 7:00 pm to 9:13 am with various locations and pastors referenced.
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Evangelical
NGS
Tiervn
Wilks
Tdpp
Larwall
Powty
Sith Foyer Sr
James PF Rey
Sapeday Dong
Presbyterian
Davi Weathwel
North Boverst
North Buckeye
Bethany Baptist Riv S&s M
Book on Mormon polygamy and moral reform described
The piece promotes a book edited by Jenne p Anderson Froiseth titled The Woe men of Mormonism explaining polygamy and its impact on homes and morals. It urges Congress to pass laws, notes publisher De Paine in Detroit, and highlights subscriptions as a means to fund reform efforts.
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Jenne P Anderson Froiseth
Goody
Christan Chugebes
Congress
New West
Ete de Paine
Hetroit
Colonel by the Code and a patent medicine pitch
A confused dialogue jokes about military ranks by the Code and features a promotional pitch for Hiert's Extract of Tar and Wild Cherry cough syrup. The narrator mocks the idea of being a colonel and shifts to advertising the remedy claiming cures for chronic coughs and consumption.
A Storekeeper Reframes Debt With Work Barter Plan
Mr. B- operated a wood shop with word choppers as customers. When Jones fell behind on payments, the owner offered to settle the old debt by employing Jones and paying him four dollars a day, instead of cash, until the balance was cleared. Jones agreed, asking if the arrangement could be made half cash.
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Tondlovne
Suma
Jones
Mr B
Mr. B
Mr. Jones
Mr. BH
Gills
United States
Balaana
Balaam
Hove
Marrage Mixups and Alligator Hunt At Sibley Lake
A town tale describes marriage license chaos causing couples to be paired wrongly and later wed. Separately a lake near the city drained by summer drought yielded multiple alligators and turtles. locals removed six alligators and many turtles, dragging them from burrows and mud.
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Sibley Lake
Pete Eds
Iflia
Fragmented Guardian column on duty and virtue across ages
A sprawling, fragmentary column discusses purpose in life, courage, and progress, pairing aphorisms with anecdotes. It mentions moral duties, the value of work, and the idea that nations advance through effort, while weaving in assorted reflections on society and character.
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Public Square
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